Background
Borten, Richard A. was born on February 29, 1944 in Huntington, New York, United States. Son of David E. and Susan (Logan) Borten.
consultant communications executive
Borten, Richard A. was born on February 29, 1944 in Huntington, New York, United States. Son of David E. and Susan (Logan) Borten.
Student, Cornell Univercity, 1962-1963; Bachelor, Fordham University, 1966; postgraduate, Boston College, 1966-1967.
Director rent control City of Boston, 1967-1968. Special assistant to mayor Office of Mayor, Boston, 1968-1970. Executive director City of Boston Consumer Protection Department, 1971-1978.
Lecturer Boston University, 1976-1981. Executive director State Consumer Protection Agency, Boston, 1978-1979. Associate professor administrative law University Massachusetts, 1979-1980.
Cable franchising administrator City of Boston, 1980-1983. Executive director, Chief Executive Officer Corporation for Educational Telecommunications, 1983-1990. Vice president Economics & Technology, Inc., 1990-1991.
President Communications Policy Group, Marblehead, Massachusetts, since 1990. Member advisory board Radio Reading Service for Blind, Boston, 1982-1992. Member Permanent Massachusetts Baden Württemburg Mission, Boston, 1985-1989, Massachusetts-Germany Trade Mission, Boston, 1986-1989.
Member Gutenberg Conference on International Telecommunications, Cologne, Germany, 1984-1992.
Board directors Public Service Satellite Consortium, Washington, 1984-1992. President, board directors Journal of the North Shore, Salem, Massachusetts, since 1992. Chairman 7 State Star Schools Coalition, Boston, 1988-1989.
Member National Association Telecommunications Officers and Advisors.
Married D. Katherine Eakins, September 3, 1967 (divorced December 1996). Children: Allison C., Jill K., Peter L.